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Jewel House : Elizabethan London and the Scientific Revolution by Deborah E. Harkness (2008, Trade Paperback)
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While Francis Bacon has been widely regarded as the father of modern science, scores of his London contemporaries also deserve a share in this distinction. It was their collaborative, yet often contentious, ethos that helped to develop the ideals of modern scientific research.The book examines six particularly fascinating episodes of scientific inquiry and dispute in sixteenth-century London, bringing to life the individuals involved and the challenges they faced.
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Product Identifiers
PublisherYale University Press
ISBN-100300143168
ISBN-139780300143164
eBay Product ID (ePID)66081398
Product Key Features
Book TitleJewel House : Elizabethan London and the Scientific Revolution
Number of Pages384 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2008
TopicModern / 16th Century, Public Policy / Science & Technology Policy, Regional, Europe / Great Britain / General, History, Customs & Traditions, Sociology / Urban
IllustratorYes
GenreNature, Political Science, Social Science, Science, History
AuthorDeborah E. Harkness
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.8 in
Item Weight20.2 Oz
Item Length9.4 in
Item Width7.4 in
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Intended AudienceTrade
TitleLeadingThe
Dewey Edition22
Dewey Decimal509.421/09031
SynopsisNot just a few elite scientists, but Londoners from all walks of life--lawyers, prisoners, midwives, merchants--participated in the scientific community of Elizabethan times Bestselling author Deborah Harkness ( A Discovery of Witches, Shadow of Night ) explores the streets, shops, back alleys, and gardens of Elizabethan London, where a boisterous and diverse group of men and women shared a keen interest in the study of nature. These assorted merchants, gardeners, barber-surgeons, midwives, instrument makers, mathematics teachers, engineers, alchemists, and other experimenters, she contends, formed a patchwork scientific community whose practices set the stage for the Scientific Revolution. While Francis Bacon has been widely regarded as the father of modern science, scores of his London contemporaries also deserve a share in this distinction. It was their collaborative, yet often contentious, ethos that helped to develop the ideals of modern scientific research. The book examines six particularly fascinating episodes of scientific inquiry and dispute in sixteenth-century London, bringing to life the individuals involved and the challenges they faced. These men and women experimented and invented, argued and competed, waged wars in the press, and struggled to understand the complexities of the natural world. Together their stories illuminate the blind alleys and surprising twists and turns taken as medieval philosophy gave way to the empirical, experimental culture that became a hallmark of the Scientific Revolution.
LC Classification NumberQ127.G4H37 2008
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- 14 Nov, 2018
It’s a time travel back in the 16th century London.
This book is a good source for me while I am reading the second book of Deborah Harkness’s The Shadow of Night from her All Souls Trilogy books. Travel back in time.!
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